Monday Market Madness 5th February 2018
The Australian stock market was somewhat volatile last week. The week had a solid start on Monday. This was then followed by a risk sell off, reaching the week lows early Wednesday morning. But, finally recovered into the end of the week. Investors pushed the market back above the 6000 level by Thursday. This was amid ongoing optimism for economic growth at home and overseas and a solid reporting season expected.
Monday Market Madness 29th January 2018
The Australian stock market recorded a steady performance last week. Investors pushed the market back to levels last seen at the middle of January. This is amid ongoing optimism for economic growth at home and overseas. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index gained 0.8% to 6055 points after falling by 1.1% last week. All major industry groups finished the week in positive territory. IT, Health Care and Energy were the best performing sectors.
